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coil and extrusion coatings group,
PPG/CMPP is a certification program
that gives architects a direct channel to a
group of metal panel manufacturers certified by PPG to apply high-performance
Duranar, Duranar ULTRA-Cool and
Coraflon fluoropolymer coatings to metal
building components and/or to specify,
design, fabricate and/or install aluminum
components pre-painted with these coatings. As part of the program, PPG also
audits the coating lines operated by
PPG/CMPP members and/or their toll
coaters. This rigorous process examines
every aspect of the metal panel coatings
process, from the cleaning and pretreat-ing of the metal substrate to the actual
application of the coating. The audit also
specifies paint application parameters
and cure schedules, and how finished
products should be handled, packed and
shipped. There’s also a continuous training and education component.
GREENKOTE COATING
PROCESS CHOSEN BY DAIMLER
Greenkote Plc, a global coating technology company, will provide corrosion
protection for selected Daimler automotive parts beginning the first half of
2010. Initial orders include components
for passenger safety related applications. Additionally, the automotive
industry giant is finalizing technical
approval of Greenkote as one of its suppliers of zinc diffusion coatings, using
the company’s patented ThermoDiffusion coating process.
“The significance of this announcement can’t be understated. It repre-
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sents another major OEM in the
automotive industry that is adopting
the zinc thermal-diffusion process for
which Greenkote is the leader,” said
Arie Laor, Greenkotes’s CEO.
The decision by Daimler to use
Greenkote zinc thermal diffusion coating protection comes after nearly two
years of testing zinc diffusion systems
and topcoat on its products, especially
those most sensitive to corrosion. The
extensive testing involved mostly
small screws, with more than 10 potential products identified to undergo the
duplex coating process. Other small
parts include fasteners, fixtures,
screws, nuts and some critical wiper
parts on several of Daimler’s automotive platforms including Limousine E-Class and S-Class vehicles.
Daimler received several samples of
Greenkote PM- 10 with topcoat for further testing. Greenkote developed PM-
10 and PM- 21 coatings for the automotive industry mainly as a base for corrosion protection and low friction topcoats.
PM- 10 is Zinc-Aluminum and PM- 21 is
a Zinc-Aluminum-Magnesium chemical
composition.
Duplex coating PM- 10, as provided to
Daimler in this series of tests, is already
approved for corrosion protection by
other auto manufacturers across the
world including Volkswagen, Audi and
GM. Greenkote PM Zinc Thermal
Diffusion coatings meet the European
ELV Directive requirements, with no
hazardous materials, air pollutants or
industrial wastewater discharge.
WORLD’S LARGEST MERCEDES
FACILITY CHOOSES GLASURIT
BASF Coatings’ Glasurit paint brand
was chosed as the supplier for the
world’s largest Mercedes Benz facility,
Emirates Motor Company (EMC),
flagship company of Al Fahim Group,
in Abu Dhabi. EMC’s headquarters,
located in the Musaffah District of
Abu Dhabi, covers an impressive
93,000-square-meter area. CW
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